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12TH ANNUAL
TOMPKINS COUNTY
FARM CITY DAY

Saturday, September 12, 2009
11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.


Hosted by:
Marlindale Farm
81 Sincerbeaux Road

Groton, NY

  • Spend the day on a working dairy farm: learn about cows and crops and meet the people who care for them.

  • Experience many educational exhibits, demonstrations, and hands-on activities:

  • Pet a calf

  • Tour the milk house & parlor

  • Take a farm tour wagon ride

  • Learn how farms protect the environment

  • Sample Milk & Cheese

  • Watch a Sheep & Border Collie exhibition

  • See the farm’s corn stove

  • Find Fun Farm Facts

  • Meet Ronnie Raindrop & the Dairy Ambassadors

  • and MUCH More!

  • PLUS: The HUGE Farm City Day SILENT AUCTION to benefit Ag in the Classroom, featuring goods and services from local artists, crafters, restaurants and businesses, takes place all day long!

Scheduled Events

11:15 am    
Opening Ceremony- Welcome

Farm City Day Hosts: The Houston Family

11 am - 4 p.m. 
Ag-in-the-Classroom SILENT AUCTION

 12 - 4 p.m.
Farm Tour Wagon Rides

1:00 & 3:00 p.m.
Sheep & Border Collie Demonstrations

2:00 p.m.
Make and eat a GIANT ICE CREAM SUNDAE
with the Tompkins County Dairy Princess Program

4:30 p.m
Silent Auction item pick-up begins for those still present
.

Food/Concession by
the 4-H Cultural Exchange Club
(You will get hungry from all the fun and fresh air!)
Chicken BBQ, hamburgers, hot dogs, salt potatoes,
nachos, drinks, and other items will be available
for sale throughout the event. 

NOTE: some of the exhibitors, particularly those educating about local food production, will have products
for sale for those who are interested. 

Farm City Day is a free, public event
- donations are appreciated! 

Sponsored by:
Tompkins County Agriculture & Farmland Protection Board
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County
Agriculture Businesses and Organizations

For more information, call CCE Tompkins County
at 607-272-2292


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Address: 615 Willow Ave; Phone: 607-272-2292; FAX: 607-272-7088; Email: tompkins@cornell.edu

Last Updated: September 2 , 2009
Contact: dlt22@cornell.edu